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*A business directory dated 1873 reported that Springfield had three “church edifices” at that time – Methodist, Baptist, and Christian (Murphy 1873:254). | *A business directory dated 1873 reported that Springfield had three “church edifices” at that time – Methodist, Baptist, and Christian (Murphy 1873:254). | ||
| - | *In [[1873]] the | + | *In [[1873]] the [[First Christian Church (Springfield)|First Christian Church]] denomination ran a school near the [[Pioneer Cemetery (Springfield)|Pioneer Cemetery]] on [[Willamette Heights]] (Murphy 1873:254). |
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- An attempt was made by another group of local investors to build a woolen factory at
Springfield in 1865. It was to be called the Springfield Woolen Manufacturing Company. Although capital was raised and construction planned, the venture never went beyond setting up an eight-horsepower carding machine in a building once used as a cabinet shop. Farmers were invited by the owner, Charles Goodchild:
to inspect the new machinery and to patronize the proprietor for the sake of home industry and to save themselves the inconvenience of sending their wool out of the county to be carded (Lomax 1941:301-303). The two-man operation lasted only a short time before being purchased by the Pengra brothers in 1873. The machinery was sold to Drury S. Stayton, who started the woolen mill in Stayton, Oregon (Walling 1884:453).
- A business directory dated 1873 reported that Springfield had three “church edifices” at that time – Methodist, Baptist, and Christian (Murphy 1873:254).
- In 1873 the First Christian Church denomination ran a school near the Pioneer Cemetery on Willamette Heights (Murphy 1873:254).
